The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1869, Page 8

8 —- HE STATE OF LABOR. Present Condition of the Working People ef the City and Their Prospects for the Winter—Trades Unions and Co-opera- tive Associations and Their EMficacy— The Eight and Ten Hour Systems of Labor—Morale of Strikes— Prevalent Seales of Prices. ‘The great convulsion of nance which culminated n the memorable 24th of September last happily @id not extend much beyond the purlieus of Wall stroct or much deeper than the pockets of the au- tagonistic “bulls” and “bears” of the great moneyed mart. ‘Threatening to become an irruption, the Mamchief which it might have occasioned to all Glasses of business, to the largest commercial enter- prises, to every branch of trade and to every grade @f labor, did not reach the laboring classes at all, Like the recent earthquake in New England, 1+ was Joca) in its character and local mm 18 extent. From She vumultuous sea of financial agitation not a rip- Die disturbed the jaboring interests of the commu- mmy. it is well that it was 80. it ts well thatthe great basis upon whieh our commercial and national prosperity rests, the stability of labor and undis- Turbed condition of the laboring classes, was not in oe slightest degree shaken. The pleasing result is that, looking upon the condition of the lapor- amg classes of this city, tnstead of stagnation and paralysis, as would have been the case bad the disaster of failures in trade become general, and in- @ead of the working interests bevoming covered with clouds and sifted with ashes, as If some angry Vesuvius had exploded its contents over i and poured @ Lot lava tide over our worksuops and Various mechanical employments, there is, on the contrary, about the same degree of activity in ail @lasses of mechanical industry a8 has existed ali asong. This is the season When winter comes to rule the varied year, Sulien aud sad with ali bis rising train, Vapore, and clouds and storu and when labor 18 aptto be dull and the wauts of ‘ne laboring classes invariably imcrease as the colt weather increases, and yet there has not been a fall season for many years looking, on the whole, more ebeerful or holding out more brightening prospects to ‘he laboring classes. ‘There are at present no important strikes among any class of workmen, On every side new build- ings are going up, and productions for the fall and winter trade are in universal demand, There is GAWonted activity of preparation of holiday gifts, and nowhere ao misery and want preternaturally ebirude themselves upon the attention, aud neither w the eye shocked by encounteriug pallid faces, pinched cheeks, Justreless eyes and we outstretched, emaciated hands of the unemployed poor; and neither is the ear painfully saluted by feevie voices dp starting and despairing tones begging bread. 11 3e to be hoped that it may remain thus during the eeming winter months; that antagonism may not arise between capital and Jabor; that willing labor- ere wil) find pienty of work, and that in the pay they recelye that scriptural principle, “the laborer 18 Wwertby of his hire,” which should always be the great governing principle of em- Dloyment, may be wisely ava humanely de- monstraied, What is here written is in general Yerms. in some branches of industry business is @auili, but this dulness, which will be shown when the distinctive branches of trade 1s referred to, is normal and usual at this season, or the result of re- mote or distant causes which will be berein ex planed, We have been at some pains to ascertain the present condition of the diferent laboring elasses in our city, the relation of demand for labor te the supply, the wages paid, the protective asso @tations existing among them, the general views pegarding strikes, ana in fact everything of inter @ppertaining to the great army of labor in th meiropolis—an army embracing two-thirds of the Whole population—an army whose weapons of warfar e in the battle of life are the sinews of strong arms and strong hearts, and coarse, hard and em- browned hands, and the victory they seek to achieve wardibg Of Want and privauvns aud ov- ‘aining bread and shelter for theiuseives an wives and the greater ariny of litte ones depenuing upon weir labor lor support. LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. There are at present 123 labor orgawizations in tnis elty. It is unnecessary to name them ail, ‘They em- brace nearly every grade of employment. Most, of course, have iucorporated in Ueir plaus of organiza tuon the feature of benevoience—that is, # fund for ‘the sick and those otherwise disabied from work and to bury deceased members and to tae care of heir ‘widows and orphuns, as well as to insure uniform- ity of prices for their labor. Generally there are two Sunds—one a strictly benevolent tund, to meet ihe expenses of che burial of deceased iaeuibers aud care @f the sick and disabled, and the other a fund to meet te contingency of strikes aud suspension of Jabor. Although originated only a few years ago ‘Whe utility and importance of these trades unions, their associated protective and benevolent features are becoming every day more apparent. The effect thus far has been vo educate the elements comporing them to @ more efficient and just concep- Mon of the rights of labor to themselves as well as to their employers. Another effect is that the employers begin to see where their true interests jay, and are in conse- quence beginning to arrogate less to themselves the exclusive right to control the wealth-producing classes. Altogether, the present condition of these trades unions 18 all that could be expected, if not mitogether all that could be desired. ‘The lists of metnbers vary according to the number of workmea ‘employed in we distinctive brancnes of labo: nearly ail have a fund corresponding to their rela- tive ‘numerical strengin and necessity. Again, a mnore universal and stronger brotherhood of labor is deginnmg vo show itself. They find tat it is not euly by industry that they tirive, put that in union Ahere is strength. The result is that tue diferent trades are becoming more disposed to heip one another; in fact, begin to regard this as one of ‘their first and fundamental duties. It is this brother hood of feeling and concert of action that is making these organizations a power in the land. it is pleasant ww kuow that tuus far they have been under good gtiidance, and that the elements composing them, though of such marked hetero geneous character, have been in power only to euforce the justice que. Jtis to be ardently hoped that it will a0; that noting of political or sectarian character will ever enter into their organizations, and that they wiil never allow the spirit of mobocracy to ob- fain control in their councils. The decorum, dig- mity and uprigtitnesé of aun and endeavor charac: terizing the iast National Labor Congress in tals eity, the meeting of the Typograpiical Union at Aibany and the National Labor Union Convention at Philadelphia give pleasant prophecy that suck wii be tneir course aad history in the future, STRIKES AND THE EIGHT HOUR LAW. We shall write a general paragraph on tie subject Of wtrikes, althoagh in writug of the preseut c« @ition of tne diderent trades we shail pave to pe more specific as regards wie particular trades which, during the past year, have been on strike. One thing, however, is a cleariy estabiished fact and it may be predicated of ali the lavor orga tions in this city, and that is that they are Wo Pirikes except as 46 lier ressor( to ensorce thelr righia, Tbis proves that strikes are expensive and that they are risky, and unless there is posiuve aud undeniable basis for @ strike they are uviversally deprecated. Of course, strikes are inevitaole at times, but past experience has shown that it Is best oppo: Bot to enter on one and take the certainty of distress at must follow to families from their means of support being cut off and possibiuty of failure in the ena without frat full assurance that what they cisim is just and might and providing adequate means to meet any coming emergency. It is yratily img to be able to record that at the present ume there ia no strike among our workingmen, and cor eeguentiy none of the distress resuitiug from bun- dreds walking about in idleness, or eugaged In wat hardest of all work, seeking work with hope of finding {t tbat prevailed an extent jamie winte he present athous are that we shall be spared in wus respect Ale repetition Of last winter's scenes, ‘The enforcement of the eight hour system of lapor Which, aiter the paseage of the act of Congress naroing tha’ hours of labor from ten to eight per day An all tue yeTlous branches of government employ: ments, threa (ened to become yniversal, has Bow been pretty much abandoned, Sensivie men see—the great majoriny of our laboring population are sen- Bible peopie—\ hat this is not leasible at present. 16 je only the good luck of a favorite few vo work in government navy yards, or arsenals, Or on govern- men} contracts, 8 not ali can get snug ahd easy bdertii# in the Cuskom House or in oanks aud insurance oMces with ve bourse for day's work. Ib tie present diversity of labor and respective skill re- quired, 1k would bé nearly a8 sensibie to make dally way Jor ail classes the same as to attempt to reguiate the hours for ® day's work. Hence while sirtkes, a8 we have stated, are in- evitable and musb occur at times, we feel satisfied that “beau greek” is becomin; them. We draw tis inferen: ‘While it is insisted that strikes wary its also invariably admnuive ent trades’ unions that they are pe be resorted to after all other honor: failed, and after committees of conference and arbi- tation havé done thelr utmost so effect ap amicable pstment. CO-OP ERA lly less and emailer by de- tie disposition tw induige in rom this fact, that jomeumes neces- mong the difer- VE ASKOCIATIONR. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. among workingmen 1s topic tntimatcly connected with this subject of the laboring Ciaases. This co- operative principle t rapidiy diffusing itself among Mhe classes of artisans aod saborers, After all, thls aMhation of capita! and labor is the great preventive element of strikes and distress. Tue interests of capital and labor become one and indts- soluble, and the resnit is harmony, Co-operative building associations are becoming quite frequent, with large numbers of members and i Kk accounts. Although of recent organization, the members Of several have aiready reaped the benefits of belongmg to such associations. There are also co-operauive and and batiding associations, from Which the members are likewise deriving great bene- Ht, The Journeymen Printers’ Co-operative Associa- on bas also, a8 1s Well Known, proven @ flattering success, and although baving had many drawbacks to contend with, is doing @ large business, con- sidering its facilities, jecided success has also proved & co-operative grocery and — store, in Brooklyn there 18 & co-operative Homestead Asso- ciation and also @ Building and Mutual Loan Asso- ciation, both of which are said to be doing well. Within the past month there has been organ- ved here @ “Union Co-operative Collar Asso- ciation.” ‘This ig designed mainly to assist working women in their efforts to establish co-operation and to obtain a sale of their manufacturea goods. Mr. William J, Jessup, corresponding secretary of tue'New York Workingmen's Union, has addressed a circular to the various workinguien’s unlons, call- ing their attention .o this aasociabon and asking them to give it the benefit of their patronage. Ku itis unnecessary to dwell on this subj "the Wk lihood 18 that such co-operative assoc! continue to increase until the bulk of ¢ men aod working Women of this city become the recipients of their beneltts. BRICKLAYERS. Beginning the exposition of the present condition of the different classes of laborers and the respective trades of thie city, ib wil be weil lo commence with tie brickiayers. | It 18 unuecessary wo go over at Jength tue history of the bricklayers’ strike prevall- ing several monthy since. The three union ussocta- ous, Nos. 2, 4aud 12, insisted, a8 will be remem- bered, on the reauetion of working hours from ten wo elgat hours for a day’s work and ai advance from four to five dollars for a day's Wages, ‘Ike strike continued — fourteen Weeks and involving Si expenditare of $29,501 75 for the benefit of the faimiites of the workmen thrown out of employment durmg this length of time. At the close sone 1,00 Were Working On the eight hour system, Dut still (ue strike was not & success, except ja more thorouguly uniting te various trades aud occupations, since tuen matters have pretty much fallen back Into the vid channel. Most are now working ou the oid ten hour system. ‘Swo or three contractors are employiug their men eight hours & dy, but they do this, Not because of the prior action ot the bricklayers in this matter, but on principle, believing that eight hours is a¥ much time as any workinguin ougut to be compelled to labor in & day. Ai present there 18 nov any very great degree of briskness m tis trade, It is true there are a good many buildings golng up, bat they are tagialy tenement houses, or waat are called in the vernacular of the trade, ‘“slopwork ouildings.’’ Woat greatly damages vhis tleld of labor is the unusual emigration from building trades from Europe, nearly ali of whom are ona strike there, and land in this Country with, scarcely a dollar in \belr pockets, The result of this is a surplus of laborers, During the winter season business is dull at the best. ‘The present wages are $4 50 per day. itis believed, however, that the present rage for soeculation, Which has been very damaging to baliding enterprise, has now about reached its cul- minating poibt, and thatextensive contracts for new bulidings wii! be made in the spring. One thing 13 very certain, that all the available building portion of this island has got to be built yer; tuat most of the buiidings will be pullt of ck, and that the future Heid of labor in this regard will be large for several years to come. We may carry the point further than this. For this large army of laborers there will be still further in the future abundance of work m_ building our rapidly growing suburban cities and towns, extend- ing themselves mules away in the country in every direction. CARPENTERS, MASONS AND PLASTERERS. These three trades are so intimately connected with the bricklayers, and their fortunes so closely alhed with the latter, that what affects the brick- layers affects them also. ‘Ihe result is that it 1s com- paratively dullin these trades at present, thougo not more so on the average than 18 usual at this sea- son of the year. Carpenters are receiving from $3 75 to $4 aday, masons $4 40 and plasterers $4 day. he last Work only eight hourg, All these trades have effective organizations, HOUSE PAINTERS, SLATE ROOFERS AND STONECUT- TERS. Harty in the spring the house painters struck for eigut Lours, but did not succeed in carrying their pout, They are now working for $3 60 @ day. Formerly tuere were two organizations of the mem- bers of Uhis trade, but they are now organized into one. Business is not very brisk. ‘The great number of Mansard roofé being pat on old as well a8 new buildings makes te trade of slae roofers unusually brisk. in May iast they struck for an advance on their wages to four dollars a day, Wolch was compiled with, Subsequently they demanded another advance to $4 50 per day, which wages are now being patd them. Business i quite brisk with the stonecutters, ‘The marble stonecutters are all at Work. ‘1hey work ten hours @ day, their Wages being $450 per day. ‘They have two orgauizauions—one in this city and one in Brookivn, Brown stone and granite stone- cutters ure acuvely employed, but, like the marble Btonecutters, are principaily working on contracts. The dificulty with them conststs not in the want of Work, but ib fihuing skilled workmen. They are working eight nours, with $450 per day. The biue stove cutters and flaggers are working Line hours a day for the same pay MACHINE SHOPS AND SHIPYARDS, There is wore than the average dulness in the Machine slope and saipyards, Except the consract for putting machinery into the thirty gunboats bemg built for the Spauisil government there 18 very little being done. The class of work being principally done consists mainly of architectural castings snd some iron work for bridges and railroad depots. In the slupyards the only work is repairs. The slupyards are most all idle. Jt is un- usually brisk, however, at the Navy Yard, the iorce of men employ¢d being much larger than usual. A requisition has just been made for an additional! force of men in the joiners’ department. ‘The wages vary from turee dollars to $4 50 per day, and, excepting at tne Navy Yard, ten houra 13 exacted as a day’s Work. There 1s no organization of machinists in this city, excepting two which are under British control, having their headquarters in London. These are Known as the Amalgamated Engineers, Machinists, Millwrights and Pattern Workers. There 1s also a German association, known asthe Machinist and Metal Workers’ Association. ‘The wages of the members of these associations vary from turee dollars to $3 50 per day. COOPERS AND CIGAR MAKERS, Coopers work by the piece, so that their earnings Vary according Co the celerity and skill ofthe work- men. Those on dry work, such as making four bar- rels, spice barrels and the like, are pretty generally employed. What are known as workers on tght work, such as making otl “er casks, are not over burdened with work. Many, in fact, owing to the dulness of work here, have gone elsewhere in pursuit of employment. Early last spring the drv workers struck for three cents @ barrel, but after holding out six weeks were obliged to resume work at the old rates of two cents a barrel. Ot claar makers there aretwo organizations in this city, one in Brooklyn and one in Wiillamaburg. Work is very fair, nearly all being employed, The work is done by the thousand, The heavy stamp duty on cigars affects the trade materially; but still there is no Very serious cause of couiplaint as to the present demand for labor. HARNESS MAKERS, SADDLERS AND TRUNK MAKERS. Harness makers are pretty generally employed. They had ab organizacion, but 16 was not kept up properly. Recently they bave reorganized, and quite successiully. The saddiers have no associauon, but work al such Wages as they can get. A few trank makers fmd employment in this city, but the great manufscturing depot is at Newark, N. J, VLUMBERS AND CPHOLSTERERS, House plumb: a very efficient organization and get four aollarsaday. They are pretiy busy at present. Ship plumbers have very little todo. The two trades are so nearly ailke, however, that a good plumber can avtend two einer. CAKVERS AND PIANOFORTE MAKERS. Carvers of the city are principally Germans. They have ap as#oc.ation, and some time since united in a demand for an increase of twenty per cent on thelr wages, making the pay which they thus demanded tiree dollars a day. Lacking suiticient strength to carry their point, they were compelled to back down from their demand ‘and work at tueir oid wages, which are working at still. the planoforte makers had for along ime a very eMicient organization, but a split has occurred, what are known = s “Gell men’ spliting off and forming a assoclauion. They are about reorganizing. The principal difficulty is excessive competition from emigrant workmen. TAILOKS, CUTTERS, SHORMAKERS AND MATTERS, ext Organizations of tallurs in this including three of custom tailors, now, owlng to preparations jor the tall aud winter trade, is very brisk, and the scale of ives, the Work, of course, being done ti , swith prompt com- tera get four dollars a a successful to their strike. o r sympathy existing between he same craft the fact may be sta | membe' d here tat frofM the tailors’ associations in this ciiy were recently gent $1,200 to the tailors on @ strike in Syracuse, Altogether there is about 40,000 tailors ip this city, but more than one-half are what are Known as “Aweat hole tailors,” that is those taking Material for (he coarser goods of ready made clothing to the wretched basements and attics in Which they live aud with their wives and children working misceilaneously on the game, These work for any prices they can get and are at the mercy of their employers. Attempts by the regular and legit- imate tailors to increase their rates of compensation are in main abortive fromlack of proper and sys- tematic organizauon. The kuighte of St. Crispin find now me f of work to do, and for the same mn given of ite being @ busy Ome among the tail 7 activity in all branches of their work. “Plain shoe. makers,” those employed upon specific branches of work, it requiring avout six men to inake a pair of shoes, are particularly busily employed. They have a organization and @ remunerative scale of rices, Among batters the busiest season is just over, but stl business is briek, and promises to continue #0 through the season, when duineas will follow, CAR CONDUCTORS AND DRIVERS. ‘The strike not long #inve on the Becond Avenue Railroad of the drivers, a#@ 18 well known, accom- Diished fully ite purpose, The men had their datiy The growing iniusion gf the vo-operpuve plement } pay IncrepeNd trom two Agllare to $2 50 @ day, which ts the prevailing compensation on all the city ratiroad lines. Conductors have also had their pa. advanced to the same figure, Everybody knows an fees that both conductors and drivers, und particu- larly the latter, who have no chance to “knock down” and make up for themselves a decent aggre- gate of pay for their day’s work, are greatly over worked and as greatly underpaid. ‘The subject has been presented again and again before the State Legisiature, calling for a reducuion of the working hours of the drivers, but without accomplishing anything. I¢ is in contemplation to revive the sub- ject at the coming session, and meantime a more thorough organization of botn conductors and drivers is ing to be effected, As te case stands at present these two classes of workmen—conduci- ors and drivers—not only have plenty of work, but too much of it. MISCELLANEOUS AVOCATIONS. It is amusing to go through all the trades and avocations making up the varied employments of our working Classes, A Jo! story we might write of clerks, the long hours of labor required of them and the il requited pay they receive. Itis their misfortune that there 18 ‘not sufficient community of interest to enable a thorough and eificient co-opera- tion for mutual protection, ‘The only association that has produced any posittve beneficial results 18 the Early Closing Association, and this has but made the beginning of the work requiring to be accomplished, Then, there are the ‘longshoremen, who complain of being poorly paid for their work, as likewise omnibus drivers and backmen snc waiters, Among those who are doing well are the printers, whose associauons are the most perfect of any in the city, ‘The fresco painters are also dotng well, ‘The modern luxuries of wealth lead to iarge indulgence in this species of ornamen- tal work. Jewellers, engravers and a variety of the higher grades of skilled labor command good com- pensation for their work, ‘The publicaiiun of new books and making teva and glits for the commg holidays Keep thousands busily employed. Chapters fight be written upon the want of a general apprenticeship law, upon the ill-requited pay given to female workers 1b almost every cation iD which Women are employed, and of the overtaxing the strength of children and miserable pitiances: paid them by soulless and unscrupulous task- inasters, Aud then tuere are brain workers com- pelied to expend their vital forces and nervous energy in exhaustive brain jabor tor leas pay often than that given to stupid dolts of policemen who have no souis save the brass buttons on their blue cous, All these belong to the great class of our labormg people—the great vlass earning theirs living by wors, PONCLUSION OF THE MATTER, This picture of the condition of the laboring peo- ple Of this city 38 not altogether as pleasant a one as Would be desirable to present—not ay pleasant as We thought it would be when the subjoct was entered upon in this article, The record 1s one of serious- bess and self-evident matter of fact, and, if treated otherwise, one might perhaps say that people have no business to be poor and to be compelled to work Jor # living, As it nay be said that capitausts should lut theu souls above Undue greed of gain, and that with the going up Of prices of manufactured products and of reuts and necessaries of !ife, there should be a proportionate going ap of the prices of labor. This is au the laboring people would ever ask for. This is all protective associations of the industrial classes Seek to accomplish, This accomplished, the grand Utopia of labor bas been achieved, This 1s capital ana labor harmonized. For the willing worker there will always be then plenty of work. LITERATURE. Reviews of New Books. HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE Pals. OF WOLSEY TO THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH, By James Anthony Froude, M. A. Volumes I aud Il, New York: Charles Scribner & Co, It 18 unnecessary, at this time, to enter upon an extended review of this history, Its merits and de merits have already been extensively canvassed. With numerbus others we are not convinced that, with all the evidence produced Mr. Froude has succeeded in proving Henry Vill, to have been a helpless victim of circumstances. BM 1s, however, undenta- ble that his work is of immense value as a contribu- thon to historical literature and should be read by all students of history. The research of the author was extensive and resulted in the production of the one of the most interesting works it has been our good fortune to read. The present edition 1s@ popular one, the price being remarkably low, placing it within the reach of those who are unable vo purchase the “Library Edition.’ The mechanical execulion is admirable. The paper 1s good, the type islarge and clear, and will be easily read by the weakest of eyes, and tne binding, though plain, is neat and serviceable, Altogether these two volumes are deserving of the highest praise. The work will be completed in twelve volumes, two-of which will appear monthiy until all are published. FROM THE ORB TO THE Cross. A Life of Christ in Words of One Syllable. By Mrs. Edward Ashiey Walker. New York: George A, Leavitt. THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS FROM THIS WORLD TO Tuar Wnici 1s To Come. By John Bunyan, In Words of One Syliable. By Mra. Edward Ashley Walker. New York: George A. Leavitt. These books are evidently intended for holiday presents to children. They are handsomely printed and bound, and in point of appearance are all thay could be desired. Mrs. Walker, too, has, on the whole performed her work in an eminently satisfac- tory manner. The subjects, as will be perceived, are pious ones, It is a matter of doubt in our mind, however, whether children so small as to be unable to understand (at least readily) words larger than those of one syllable, will be able to read patientiy through over 00 pages (318 and 335) of matter, even where the type is large, as is the case here. How- ever, as these books are frequently printed, It 1s cer- tain that they must be purchased In no inconsider- able numbers, and as those before us are in every Way possessed of merit, we can recommend them, HisToRY OF JOSEPH BONAPARTE, KING OF NAPLES AND OF ITALY. By John - Abbot. New York: Harper & Brothers. We believe Mr. Abbott absolutely incapable of ‘writing on any other subjects than those connected with the French Revolution of 1789. His mission on earth seems to be to laud the Bonaparte family, and of alt the works of fiction which the dazzling fame or Napoleon has given birth to his are by far the most amusing. In the romantic history before us, for we really cannot term it anything else, Mr. Abbott excels himself. It had always been our idea that Joseph Bonaparte was a man of respectable talents— @ man of amiable temper and good personal quali- ties—one, ip fact, who did adorn society, but @ man utterly jacking in the qualities of a greatruler, At the very moment when his capacity to govern was most tested he Was found most wanting. His bung- ling management of affairs tn Spain not only enabled the English to overran the country, but actaally resulted mm the invasion of France by way of Spain. However, Mr. Abbott upsets ail these notions in short order, He proves, to his own satisfaction at least, that Joseph Bonaparte was a great man. We cannot agree with him. He was a man of ‘good intentions” and noth- ing more. Me lacked firmness and decision of char- acter. In Naples his irresolution precipitated a rebellion; in Spain his blindly weak policy gave the kingdom to Great Britain. The loss of the pattle of Vittoria was due to his biundering. Indeed no careful student of the Peninsula war can avoid the conciusion that Joseph Bonaparte was the cause of its disastrous termination to the French. We shall not go into any further review of this book. In all u Mr. Abbott ® regarding the personal quall- ties of Joseph we heartly agree. In times of peace he would have ranked higher than Router, but in the midst of a great confict he was entirely out of Place as aieader, And, by the way, what does Mr. Abbot mean by styling Joseph Bonaparte on the title page “King of Naples and of Italy!’ When was he the ruler of any other part of italy than Naples? Even that kingdom was ruled by lim only two years (18068); Whereas he was King of Spain for nearly five years (1808 to 1818). Comparatively amail a3 this error may appear, it is sufficient to show how carelessly the author has written the book. Doubt. Jess 1t will have @ large cireniation; and if it has the standing and popularity of the publishers will be the canses of such circuiation—certsinly not any merit in the book. MILITARY RECORD OF CIVILIAN APPOINTMENTS IN Tae Unerep States Aumy. By Guy V. Leury. Volume 1. Carleton, puolisher, In preparing this book Colone) Heory has per- formed a much needed work, which will taxe its place with General Oullum’s ‘Biographical Register ot the Officers and Graduates of West Point.’ In brief, comprehensive form we are given the military records of those officers who were either appointed direct from ctyil life or were promoted from the ranks, Many of these were distinguish during tue jate War for gallant and meritorious con- duct on the battiefeld, but, except in the dry pages of the omolai Army Register, their naines were hituerty nov to be found in any records. Here their services to the country are recorded #0 as to make their perpetuation. Tie work 18 @ moat praise- Worthy one, and we trust that Colonel Henry will receive suMcient encouragewent to enable him to continue itin succeeding Volumes until the record of every civilian omcer is given. Carleton has pub- lished the book in excejient style. The paper, print- dng @nd binding are ali admiravie. Dave Narone ann Her Taree Davgurers. (La Mere Gigoyne et ses Trois Miles.) A grandpapa’s tals and stories about natural history, and things of dally use, ed from the French of X. B. Saintine, New York: Hurd & Houghton. ‘This is @ charming book, written inthe lively, Vivacioas style peculiar to the French, who excel in the method of imparting the most valuable intorma- tion 1m the moat agresanle form. We do not think thats mother and father could spend an evening more pleasantly at any other occupation than by taking this little book and reading it to their chil- dren, Who could not fail to feel interested in the sub- Jects treated of. Inatracuon is imparted 1 4 manner, and there 1s such happines tons, that we can well imagine a group of children paying the most profound atvention to the unravellin, of subjects which had previously been untnought-of myatel There i hardly anything im natural bis- tory which is not here ay discussed, Tbe book 18 ‘Worth recommending to all parents. WOMAN SUFFRAGE. The Connecticut Convention a Great Suc- cess—Addresses by the Rev, Henry Ward Beecher, Mrs, Livermore and William Lloyd Garrison— Enthusiasm of the Woman’s Rights Women, Hantrorp, Conn., Oct, 29, 1869. ‘The mostenergetic people in all Yankeedom at present are the woman's rignta women. Beyond the few hours snatched from the exciting work of the Convention in the Opera House for the refresh- ment of the inner woman, every minute 1s devoted by them to the prosecution of their suit against the tyrant, man, ‘The wild, haggard looks of many of the leading jadies on the stage this morning gave evidence that even Morpheus, In whose arms they reposed only for a few hours during the night, had an uneasy time of it, and certainly yesterday was very trying to all, The air was bitterly cold; vicious gusts of piercing wind howled about the stage of the thea- tre and snapped at the noses of the most dignified females, while the wet snow, pelting against the windows and invading the doora, brought to those who toasted their backs against the miserable “heaters” in the parquet a sense of great discom- fort. The Convention was called to order at three o’clock by the Chairman, who intimated the plea- sure it would give him and the audience to hear the still rampant Hutchings. Then the harmonium groaned aloud and wild shrieks foawd on the frosty air, Mrs, LiveRmorE, of Chicago, was the first speaker. AS she is regarded as the ablest speaker here, and as her rewarks were logical and to the point, I have taken pretty full notes, Having made some prelimi- bary remarks she said:—Prior to the war Jet? Davis was consulted with reference to a change of the State seal, 1t was proposed to make it a bale of cot- ton with a negro on top asleep. Davis said it wouldn't do; the negro might wake up. This was prophecy. With the alarm of guns and battle you have wakened up the now sleepless negro. With the same battle cry of freedom you have wakened up tne women, and for ail future time. What signifies this audience, the conventions all over the land, all this year? What means the fact that this question has come into Legislatures, Congress, Europe, that even Russian women are moving? It reaches the English Paritament, the French, Germans, &c., ail moving in one direction, The women are secking for their elevation and enfran- chisement. The day of indifference is over. Twenty-five years ago the movement was for work, wages, &c.; now it is for the right to make laws and to repeal laws, Why should we have the ballot? First, it is right. Women are born free as well ag men, We are the equal of men, created equal. There is reason why the idiot should not vote; he has not the right nse of his faculties, 1 say right, not privilege. [readin the Courant this morning, at breakfast, that it is spoken of a8 a rivilege; it is not so; we demand it as a right, it is demanded in accordance with the con- stitution, In which the word male is not used. It is only in the fourteenth amendment. That will be corrected by the passage of the Mttcenth and six- teenth amendments, which are certain. The women will have the right of suffrage whenever the princi- ples of the republic are carried out, ‘ihey are not carried out when only one-half the people can vote, ‘You have so far made an imperfect trial of a repub- lic, a3 sensible as if 4 man went through the worid with one arm and jeg tied up. The world is made up of two halves, masculine and femivine. “It is not good for man to be alone,’ as a general principle; the limitation of this saytng to saint life is of human authority, So admitted ts it that the constitution, it carried out to iis legitimate conclusions, would give sulfrage to woman, that repubiicanisin has to be abandoned by those who deny it, Dr. Bushnell, of your city, who is thought to have written the ablest book against suffrage, in his second chapter, seeing to What conclusions the doctrine of equality must lead, 1s forced to go back on repubitcan insti- tuuons and say that the principles of Jeflerson are of atueistic origin. It is as if he stood in the door of our house of the republic, and, seeing that all were admitted to the door, resolved, like Samson, to pull down pillars and house together. Second—The ballot 1s a symbol and guarantee of all rights, Therelore we have ceased all other efforts and are moving for that. We used to iook with pity ou the poor negro children in Boston, and used to thank God that we were white. Now with the ballot the black men have admittance to all places. Women cannot have @ trial by a jury of their peers. The negro gets it They say, use your indirect” mfluence. What effect does ‘that have to shut up liquor saloons? It 16 idle. Will the seller do it on the asking of any woman? But they will be more considerate Of their wishes when they vote. Kespectis patd to negroes because they can put their requests ina form that will tell. Harries Hosmer was obliged to go to another State than her own for an education. Mrs. Blackwell long begged in vain for an education in our medical matitutions. Women ask admission to Harvard in vain. A monstrous thing that they cannot get into such colleges. She herself was re- fused admittance to Harvard after being prepared, and sne had gone through the world with a sense of loss. There were five of us who were refused. We are all married, and we areali moving now to eu- franchise women, For twenty years | struggled for equal education, but | have now ceased, because I believe the one thing is to get upon the platiorm where the men are. Third—Because it 18 guaranteed to us by Chris- tianity. Women feel toward the Lord Jesus, only more reverently, as the slaves felt toward Lincoln, their. emancipator, Jesus is the great emancipator, and Paul also declared all the unjust distinctions gone, such as bond and free, male and female. Paul ac- knowledged the service of women to the cause of Christ in his last days. Christ has set up a new order of things. ‘ihy husband shall rule over thee,? said Moses; they forget the accom- panying declaration, “in the sweat of thy Jace shalt thou eat bread;"’ this was never said to woman, but to man. Yet all the American men want to get rid of work. They forget the curse, “Cursed be Canaan,” and have released the negro. It the curse was binding upon us it was upon them, But lt was a declaration, not @ curse. I appeal to the new cispeceacicns 1 appeal from Paul to Christ, And the Golden Rule settles the whole thing. Would any Mian put himself in the place of the woman at the marriage altar, allow that ail the eveuings should go to the women, that control of children should go to her only to be got by court of equity for niuselr? If men were di#(ranchised, limited, they would wipe out the whole thing in a year in blood. Fourth—The increasing civilization of the age ae- mands suffrage for women. There is @ steady pro- gress upward, and this will continue for all eter- nity. This advancing civilization demands that the woman should be relieved from tne last relie of bar- barism. The old law has been that of force; the strong raled the weak. Ido not feel bitter about this; we nave inherited this relic of barbarism. We are tryingto tinker and improve the law. When men see the truth they Will be as prompt to relieve the women as they were the negro. expect that ales Ral grant suffrage before the next Presi- ction. Fifih—Men need that women should be endowed With this franchise. If you see a right thing to do, do it and take the consequences. What right have men to withhold it? We are equals in any fair com- petition, Man cannot represent a Woman; we must represent ourselves. Can any man stand proxy ior us at the bar of God? It has always worked badiy when men lived alone. Witness California in its first days. And jook at the harems of Turkey, and see how women do alone, Wien men and women work together, then comes purity. ‘The woman ts the conservator of morala, private and public, [ make no complaint of men; | have never had any ay, from them, If anybody deserves to be cen- sured for my position to-day itis my husband, who stands where [ do, and we help each other in ail things. The temptations to which men succui don’t tempt women. Fifty out of one hundred men use strong drink, but only ten per cent of women use liquor; and as to the social evil, there are six times more men visiting houses of bad repute than there are women ae in them, Now, if you will open the full feld of work to women you would empty these houses. So we want women to be associted with men for the purity of men, The speaker re- lated at ing story of a falien woman. Sicth—Women need the franchise for their own fake. The mass of women do not aspire to the divine ideal set oefore them. Woman has no right to take the selfish position that she in her home nas all the rights she wants. Other women do not have them. We all want freedom, ‘The speaker closed with an eloquent appeal, and retired aud loud ap- Plause. Mr. Joun Hooker read @ draft of a proposed con- atitution, as followa:— CONBTITUTION OF TICE FRAG ABSOCIATION, OCTORER 29, 1869. Anvio..k).--This association shall be cailed the Connectieut Woman's Suffrage Association, and ite object be to secure the ballot tor the women’ of Connecticut equaily with men, Avr. 2. All ns subscribing to this con pe'conaidoted Exembers and entitied to votes wen euall Anr, 3. TI joers of the association shall be a prest- dent, one Qe OF more secreraries, a CONNEOTICUT WOMAN'S sUP- ORGANIZED AT HanrFoKD, tn the forenoon, committee shall provide. tpecial mestings may be called by the execu. tive commitien at any Mine upon seasonable notice to the an Tortie constitution may be altered at any annual ‘or at any meeting calle By two-thirds vote of thove presente 7 {°F ‘* Purpone, This constitution was to have been adopted at the Uine, but tt was afterwarda arranged to have a separate AQY special mecting for iw consideration ——$ $$ on Tuesday next, There can be no doubt that it will be adopted as it stands, ‘The CHAIRMAN then intredaced Mr. Garrison, who‘ however, declined to speak, as it was getting dark and the audience waa moving out, but promised to blow off his steam to-day. adjourned until half-past ay. The Convention then seven, THR RVENING SESSION—MR, BERCHER’S ADDRESS, Regular theatre rates were charged for admission wm the evening; but neither that arrangement nor the fast fall snow prevented over 2,000 of the créme de lacréme of Hartford society from filling the house from aspen luet to gallery. There was a large gathering itators on the stage, and when Mr. Beecher was announcea bis name was received with enthusiastic applause, \ Ex-Governor Hawley sat with the reporters in the Fingering being @ reporter himself, and a very good one, too, Previous to the presentation of Mr. Beecher Mrs. JULIA WaRD Howk read a poem written by herself for the occasion, entitled “A New Flag.” The last verse Was the best:— have a new flag, my brothers, our stripes we have it them all; Our atars in the dusk of battle did mournfully pale and fall, Let us yield our claims and our quarrels for a compact of Je peace that He Fe uke pence tn nt Christ found { di ror the peace that Christ found in pardon, Jett on earth. ‘The Rev. HENRY WARD BEECHER then came for- ward and delivered his oration, of which the tollow- ing ia a synopsis:— ‘The tendency of our times to investigate the fonn- dations of all things and to reconstruct on a better basis, is philosophic and a8 a whole safe, thougn it has its dangers. We urge this political movement now because all questious now come up for recon- sideration, especially since that war when so many bands were broken. The whole world seems dis- posed to think boldiy and take fearlessly suca fources ag shail atter discussion seem best, Its Just the time to advocate woman suffrage. [t 18 not to elevate woman to let her use upon a wider scale An influence as shall beiter the schools, the farnily and the Church, We ue, for # still better developinent, We thang God for the advances of the past and shall il requite His goodness, if we do hot sow again again, and look for better and better barvests. The rea) grounds of our movement are misunderstood, We adirm that woman has the sume right of development that nan has, Every man’s character is written by the hand of God. Every man bas @ rignt to develop all that God has given him of power, und we claim the same for woman. What she can do well she has a right to do. ‘The fact that she Is a woman does not take away the rigut to do, if she can do well. ‘The mere matter of seX 18 no more a proper disability than the matter of color. [ plead the universality of the rights of human nature, without reference to color, or race or sex. Woman is to have the unreouked liberty of trying what she ean do. Men Wil say that if woman will but show her capacity then she may take the place to which she aspires. But they are opposed to her trying. AS if & treaty should grant # navy, but allow the nation no water to sail it upon. Prejudice that frowns on the woman active in this movement says she has unsexed herself. No, she is perhaps doing what she is unaccustomed to, and you are bound to give ber a chance and not to hinder. ‘Thus far only the bravest, who could put on the soldier’s face and fight it through, have shouldered along against your opposition. You say they are masculine, as if your prejudice had not compelled her to assume mascu- linity. She finds that the actual delicaey of woman fails to affect the prejudices of this faituiess genera- tion. We demand no favors, no couching, no but tressing, no courtesy. We demand that woman sball be treated as to all manner of influence just as man is; shall stand just where her natural qualifications piace her. Let the forces of nature be exerted upon a fair fleld. She 1s not fairly treated; the division of the spoils of life is not fairly made. Remnants remain of the law of might, tae law of the strong hand and foot. Social, mteliectual and moral forces have come more and more into play, but much of the old barbaric evil of brute force 13 left. Woman is weaker and is called inferior. She is kept down and refused the liberty of ascent; treated as belonging to @ class and refused the lib- erty of being an individual. She is treated as if she were the inseparable concomitant of aman. So she is ina sense; but nearly one-fourth of the women are single for various reason, The sewing woinan would glad to stand in the relation of a married woman. Sneering man! go marry her. It is her business to mend stockings. Well, feten on your stockings. ‘There are poor single women who must lock up the lonesome crying child and go out for @ whole day’s work, coming back sadly at night to the dear creature. How many of these sneering men have sought out her home and relieved the weary woman perishing for want of work? Ifshe seizes an opportunity to work fair wages are denied, Among meu brains always de- termine the price. Pay tor the head is always higher than pay for the hand. Not so with woman. In some things she will follow man and do as well or better, but he will get Sfty dollars @ month and she fifteen or twenty. Look at the wasteful expense entailed upon soci- ety by a multiplication of costly colleges for men, from which women must be excluded, She must have her special schools; we must have female colleges and male colleges; we carry sex into brick and mortar. When the sexes are brought together in many Western colleges mutual respect, mutual admiration, mutual love, if you choose, settle all troubles. (Mr. B. denounced the infamous barbar- ism of hazing.) Put self-respecting men and women together and this trace of infamous barbarism would not lastone year. Sermons are good poul- tices for sore eyes, but there was never @ preserip- tion that #0 snapped open the eyes as the ballot. Men that refused to believe in @ hundred things, as soon as they found ballota in them believed in them all very quickly. Never was there such a deveiop- ment of the doctrine of human hts as in the South since the ballot was given there to all, | notice some objections to Woman suffrage: — First—It will take women into the disgraceful tur- bulence of elections, and it is a sin to expose her to such violence. Man 18 a brute, and we must not take woman to civilize him. It 1s not good for man to be alone; nay more, it is very bad. The moment itis understocd that the minister and his wife, the lawyer and his wife, the doctor and his wife, a man and his wife are to vote everywhere, we shall no longer have turbulent elections. Even if we should, I would still advocate voting as @ duty. Twice or thrice would purify the voting. We shall never have pure politics until they are the product of the two factors, map and wife, The same argument 18 used toward mimsters. “Our minister does not soil his robes by going down into the dirty waters of politics, God bleas him." Yes, he does. Such @ man needs God’s blessing. If there is anything good in a mimister it ia because he is the fullest man you have; you cannot make # minister out of the leavings. Whatever he can do by argument or wit or tears or labor or vot- tug or in any honorable way for the good of man let him do, When parents have a boy not smart enough for a lawyer or a doctor, or too lazy to be a farmer— “Well, Sally, we shall have to make a minister of that boy.” And then we nurse him tenderly; we solder up all his leaks, leat he may “‘lose his influence.’? Just ag if a man couldn’t take care of his shadow; if he is fat enough his shadow will take care of it- self, The true minister will recognize the differ- ences ot Ree among his ple and will not make of his palpita common forum, No minister lives, without a severe rheumatism, who has a excuse for not voting. He should be # model of all civic virtues, beginning at the polls. ‘Solling ms robes” indeed. Just as oar Divine Master consentea to soil his robes by going down to the lowliest that He might lift all up together. Where true woman goes all foul impuriiies My. The mother would go with her son, the sisters taking thetr brother just casting his first vote. So would politics rise to their ead condition, so we should have religion in politics. Second—Meddling in politics would react unfavor- ably upon woman; it woulda destroy her woinanit- nes#, ‘The same objectors will argue that the woman is vot unheard or unrepresented. She influences her busband’s vote. It does mo hurt to read and atudy and learn politics well, and take sides. She having learned it all the harm lies in the simple act of dropping the ballot.” They tell her to read and jearn. They forbid her the act that gives relief—the discharge of the electricity—the yoting. I know how @ gum feels that ts loaded and cannot fire; J nave longed to speak when I could not. What is indelicate in politics? Politics is noble wisdom dedicated to the interest of the State. True politics ts the noblest thing next to the worship of God; it is ennobiing. Did woman lose her delicacy when the drum rolled from one end of the land to the other, and sire gave her husband, her father, her son, when she gave herseif to the soldier boys, living in tents that she might teach them in the lull of battle, or dreasing their ghastly wounds, dwelling a4 in Pandemonium? Where sie Weat purer thoughts arose, Oaths ceased, labors otn- erwise the most loathsome rose to be whe highest and most beautiful duties. Third—It you let women vote it will divide the family. That is taking it for granted that husband and wife wiil divide their votes. In a Western Pres- byterian church I knew an elder who had a Metho- Gist wife; and another the same; and the church was nearly haif divided, families going partiy to one church, partly to another. They never quarrelea. ‘The young husband said to the young wife, & Methodist and are going to stay #0, “Very well; let us say no more about it.’ Yet if there is auything people can quarre) about it is the forms and accessories of religion—high and low church, books and candles. And families may just a8 peaceably diiter about politics. Fourth—\t would make no difference; women Would always vote as their husbands did, Then it Would hot divide families. Will they always vote togeimer? Always fire at the same mark, like a double-barreled gua? Men and their wives may agree well here, put it is not so in New York. What is the value of voung? Jt carries an election; but that is not all. ‘That may be important; but, alter ol, the thing obtained by the election is not one-half as valuable as the education got for the voter by the campaign, by studying the ed and by feeiung the responsibility of eciiing it for the public, Every voter comes @ Jarger man. Kven if the woman does vote with her husband the tendency is to set ner thinking; the habit of voting is the habit of think- tng; there is a necessity to think. The most careless man takes some aim in firing, It may be nard for us, but it is good even for the worst unwashed crowa of fot ers. (‘The Chinese, Mr. Beecher,” Said a voice.) for the Chinaman’s voting, pig- tail and all, for his sake a6 well as ours. Su two hundred carpenters say to two handred brick- layers, “Our votes exactly neatralize; there 1# DO use {nour voting.” As applied to @ trade you laugh at it; appited to the sexes you think it 18 b josophy. Fivth—-The whole movement ia part of a syavem which tends to deatroy the doctrine of woman’s #ub- ordination to man, Up to say fiiteon man 1s obliged to be subordinate to woman, whetner ho will or no. Wherever the woman ia arenes Shea the man she Will control; two toge weigh down one ton, ———— —— — —— — — ————— — — —— — — —————— _——_~- Oar ET a awxKwswwooo a —s When the woman ie the ablost the man may try to act as if he were superior, but he may just as well try to be #ix feet nigh when he is only five. Her omices may be snbdsrdinaie, but that doca not measure her power. Is the doctrine of subordination taught im the Bible? Have ou got it with you? Does Paul teach i? He tells wives to be subject to thelr husbands, but he does not say # word to women as women. ‘All maidens, all widows are not then to be subordinate, Where these teachings have reference tothe family as it existed under the Roman and Greeks inatitutions, they are Lo be construed now as are the teachings concerning Watters pertaining to the civil law. ‘The Bible tells you to honor the king, but you glorify every Fourth of July over having dishonored the king. Where a king 1s the estab- lished ruler it is your duty to reverence him, but the Bible does not forbid progress nor deny the right of change. Though the family was then miserably con- structed, it was the daty of Christians to maintain that family, The Greek family was as vicious as could be. The wife was as much a recluse as the nun in @ convent, She might not acquire accom- plishments, nor even read or write; to know all this was the work of a courtesan. ‘To the Greek Church Paul found it necessary to say—these customs hold ‘ou yet; it 18 not yet becoming to set them all aside. ‘aul saya, “Wives, submit yourselves to your bus- bands.’? Stop there, the objector says; hear it all:— “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands as unto the Lord; for the husbaud 15 the head of the wife, even as Christ 18 the head of the Church, and he 18 the Saviour of the body. ‘Therefore, as the Church ts sudject unto Christ, so let the wives de to their own husbands tn everything.” Now when the man fg on his side this, tbe Woman may be on ber side that, } (Sketching with marvellous warmth and beauty the | love of Christ for the Church, Mr, B. commended that to the husband as the model, and said that no ‘Woman on earth could help oviag such # husband asa god.) !n domesticslife, iu the home, woman is superior and man subordinate, In what each 1s sn- perior each takes the Jead In entire harmony. No man With @ tithe of maniiness but must confess thas to the inspiration of virtuous aod high-minded women he owes the best part of his character. Sicth—But Wf you throw open .the franchise to womea you cannot take the cream, but must take the skim milk also, Suppose it be so, I have abundant faith in the self-governing powers of man. There 18 no class so dangerous as one that has no Tesponsibility—nothing to do with the policy of the government. There wiil be bad women as bad men, but no more of either than now, and tne bad will be overbalanced, ‘The mass of common people vole more wisely than educated aristocratic leaders. Classes are narrow and feel that re are the peo- pie.” The great steps of progress have been insti- gated by the people. The average instincts of the Whole mass are wiser than the cool thoughts of the few in the upper classes. Let there be a Iree circu- lation between the top and the bottom; the low have the same needs as the ligh. Kighth—It you allow women to vote they must hoid office. Very well, what o! it? But the mother attimes cannot. Then she wili not. Yeu are not bound to put women in offce; you will not except where she 1s ‘furiously’ the best one for the office. Her nelghbors and her own grown up sons might put some great browed, great hearted Lucretia Mote in ag justice of the peace, and she would settle two- thirds of the cases without opening @ law book. Women would best supervise schools, and charitable and Ly eg institutions. They ae go to Congress, but if they did they never could be worea than men have been, Ninth—it 13 high time to restrict, not augment, the number votiug. Too late. There 1s only one way to do that—by cutting off heads, Toere is great peace and abundant conservatism in the graveyard. Life 1s full of crosses and trials. God is educating us— stirring us up to nobler action on broader plan and to grandly audacious experiments. If we ba @ monarchy we should not think tt safe to extend power; but if laws are made here in the interest of all, let all help to make the laws. ‘Yo @ question from the audience concerning the Chinaman, with @ reminder that he is @ Buddhist, Mr. Beecher replicd with @ magnificent peroration, declaring the most radical doctrines, He would let all of both sexes of all races vote, the citi- zen, of course, and the foreigner also the day he landed. The extension of slavery was voted down; tne terrible war received the vote of the people, with its awful expense of blood and bet the scheme of repudiation received its death biow the polls; why not, then, trust any and all politic: issues to universal suffrage? We shall never have another such experiment; we may trust the people now. Our government is never So safe as When it rests upon ail—black or white, bond or free, male or Temale, native or adopted. ie Proceedings of the Second Day. The Rey, Mr. GAGE opened the Convention at tem this morning with prayer, after which the Hutch- ings Family sang ‘Good time, good time,” to their own immense satisfaction. Willam Lloyd Garrison was expected to open the floodgates of eloquence, but as he did not come to time the President of the | Convention, Kev. Dr. Burton, called upon Mrs, Lozier, Presidentess of the New York Woman's Medical College. Mrs. Lozier read a lengthened address, in which, ag usual, she did not forget to touch on the ques- tion of dress, She insisted that men as much as ' women pald too much attention to personal ado ro- ment, and discussed at much length and from @ medical point of view the present vicious way in which women array themselves. | Tais medical essay was followed by another song | by the Hutchings, the refrain of which was:— Fear not, we'll darn the stocking And Keep the cradle rocking — | Clear the way! ‘The CHAIRMAN then introduced, in afew eulogistia remarks, Mrs, PAULINA W. Davis, the veteran promoter off woman éuffrage in Rhode Isiand. Preliminarily ta her adaress, which was in the form of a sketch of the movement for woman's rights and woman suf. frage, she said tnataue was the oldest woman om the platform and the only woman in the country, perhaps, who had kept a correct history of the strug- gie for equal mghts. Mrs. Davis concluded her sketch of what has already been accomplished by @ strong argument in favor of suffrage for woman. Mrs. BURLEIGH followed With an essay. As it has already appeared tn the HERALD, Or at least a part if he on more than one occasion, further reference to 8 Ul . Mr, WILLIAM toro Garrison being called npom sald he approved of both the papers devoted to wo- men’s suffrage. He never, even in the days of the antl~ slavery agitation, felt a greater sense of humiliation than he did on rising to address this Women’s Righte convention. The rights of which woman have been deprived must be restored to her. The cause stands on its own mnerits, It 1s impertinence and nonsense to call it a Bible question. Human beings were Made.before books. He never Knew a question thas was settied by the Bible, aithoug! deal of the world always referr to if. The question of caple tal punishment, for instance, Has it ever been sét~ ued? Will it ever be setled by appeals to Scripture texts? Upon this question the er did not care what Paul said. Rights were given by God and not But he honored Paul tor telling him not ta anything on trust. If we are not aoe to settie every question affecting ourselves we have no nght Uo be called civilized. The speaker struck his head inst “the corner stone of siavery” at this point, and few of ata gent away down South. He came back alter a whil muok,blown, but presently cooled down and proe ceeded on the question before the Opera House. The public sentiment of the iand interprets th Bible. When oppression prevails scripture is wit oppression, but when the coiossua of wrong 1@ stricken down the Bible 18 found to be in accor with freedom, The argument of ‘cursed be Canaan’ Was heid to be unauswerabie one me, but it Is con- sidered to be ruled out by better texts in favor of numan rights. So it will be with this agitation for the inalienabie rights of women. We have no inte: tion of going back. Our cry is “Up and onward.” ‘This 1s only an enlargement of the struggle for human rights, and when 1 is triumphantly concludea the jpeaker said he did not kuow of sny other question demanding attention. (Mr. Garrison then fell foul of Dr. Bushnell’s book against woman suffrage, in which the Declaration of Independence was alluded to im disrespectful janguage.) The men now are an olie garchy against tne Womeu—one-haif of the world arrayed against the other. A great and gross ine Justice prevails, and it must be swept away. THE GARBOLIC AUID EXPLOSION IN BROOKLYN. Inquest Over the Deceased. Coroner Jones commenced an inquest yesterday afternoon over the bodies of Martin Voormies and Michael Geoghan, who were Killed at the recent ex+ plosion at the works of the Robbins Wood Preserving Company. ; Mr. Kichard W. Trundy, superintendent of the Robbins Preserved Wood Paving Company, wae — Sworn and testified ae follows:—I have been en+ gaged for two or three months in these works; pre« vious to that was in the oii business in Pennsylvania and New York; am not familiar with the constrnction of the machinery which exploded; superintended its building under Mr, Voorhies’ Instroctiom the bottom of the boiler was of half-inch boiler Wrought iron; the top part was of quarter-inck | boiler iron; at the bottom part of the fues the trom was three-eighths of an incht hick; the ends were of cass iron, I thint an inch and @ quarter thick; thé bolier’ # diameter was eight feet; the end which was serewed on to the end of the boiler had a ange, and was screwed on with twenty clamps, at irou twelve to fifteen inches apart; it was hinged; the rim of the flange was about four inches wide; th iron was all fied ih Jersey City and brought on to the ground, where the machinery was built; the cir- cular hole in the end of the boiler was about two feet in diameter; the Be) of wrought iro in the centre the drum head was half an inch thick; the flames of the furnace came in direct contact with the iron of the bowler; the boiler was entirely new, the Iron and a) purpose; tne iron wi: being made especially for this rolled in Baltimore and the boiler made on the groun inehes bot ; there were brick walls nearly sixtecm thick which came up nearly to the top of the on the top of this wail there was an arched sheet iron covering, upon which was a layer of dirt. to keep the heat from escaping during the process; this space between the iron and boiler was for passing through cold air to cool the boiler after the completion of the process; this was part of br, Voornies’ patent, ‘The cage wae then adjourne